Commemorating
Peace Heroes at historic local anti-conscription site
An
Honour Roll for Peace was installed at the gates of the Addison Road
Community Centre as part of the Anti-Conscription Centenary Commemoration Week.
Standing
at the gates to the Addison Road Community Centre in Marrickville, a former
military depot and site of anti-conscription and anti-war activity, the Honour
Roll for Peace will record the names of people from Sydney and beyond who have
resisted war or sought the just and peaceful resolution of conflicts at home
and overseas. The Honour Roll was inaugurated on 28th of October 2016
in an opening ceremony marking the centenary of the WWI campaign against
conscription in Australia. Plaques can be ordered
by anyone who’d like to commemorate a peace hero, and will be engraved and
mounted on an ongoing basis. The Honour Roll for Peace is part
of a larger program for the Anti-Conscription Centenary Commemoration Week,
organised by local peace activists, which includes an exhibition, film
festival, forum and concert.
Supporters of West Papua organized plagues
to commemorate Arnold Ap, John Ondawame and three Australian soldiers who
served in Merauke during the War. Alan Noonan, John Collins and Dr Lee. A plague was also organized for Dr Peter King
of the CPACS who recently passed away.
West Papua was one of the many displays at the event
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